Codi chuckles gently, working hard to not look defensive. The global oligarchy of her world might be well-established enough to be the status quo, but that doesn't mean people don't exist that disapprove of it - and, as the CEO of her own large corporation, she has absolutely encountered, dealt with, and in many cases ended up working with them. Handling these sorts of arguments is, therefore, old hat for her.

"Naturally. On my world, those sorts of governments still exist for individual countries, and they're still voted in," she explains with a practiced patience. "It's just that they're sponsored and elected by corporate boards, which consequently represent their workers. Ultimately it's the same system - just a lot more organized, and with more tailored interests."

Codi leans back, putting on an air of amused exasperation.

"It's frankly amazing to me how anything functioned back in the day without corporate funding and direction. We get stuff done now."